sycophantic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
    obsequious; toadyish; bootlicking; fawning.
  2. adjective satellite attempting to win favor by flattery
    toadyish; bootlicking; fawning.

WordNet

Syc`o*phan"tic, Syc`o*phan"tic*al adjective (Also<
  • Sycophantic
  • Sycophantical
)
Etymology
Cf. Gr. slanderous.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation; parasitic.
    To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite. South.
    Sycophantic servants to the King of Spain. De Quincey.

Webster 1913